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Part I ✦ Learning the Max Interface
The Create panel includes several categories and subcategories of objects. The categories,
shown in Figure 1-9, are displayed as icons directly under the Command Panel tabs. The cate-
gories include Geometry, Shapes, Lights, Cameras, Helpers, Space Warps, and Systems.
Subcategories are displayed in the drop-down list under the category icons. Each subcategory
displays a different set of buttons in the Object Type rollout when selected.
Selecting an object from the Create menu automatically opens the Create panel and selects
the requested object type.
Figure 1-9: The Create panel includes
seven different categories of objects.
Table 1-5 lists all the available Create panel buttons for each category and subcategory.
Many new items were added to the Create panel including the BlobMesh compound object
and all the AEC Objects such as Foliage, Railing, Wall, Doors, Windows, and Stairs. Other new
features include the mental ray Area Omni and Area Spot lights, the Assembly Heads, Particle
Flow, reactor Helper subcategories, and the reactor and Particles & Dynamics Space Warps
subcategories.
New
Feature
Geometry
Shapes
Lights
Cameras
Helpers
Space Warps
Systems
Sub-category
drop-down list
Note
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